Keppel, Sarawak and Brook, Ontario (1861 census)
Keppel, Sarawak and Brook was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 592. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.687°N, 81.020°W.
Population
In 1861, Keppel, Sarawak and Brook had a population of 592: 339 male and 253 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Indian Territory, 1851 (23.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sarawack, 1871 (10.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Keppel, 1871 (89.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Keppel, Sarawak and Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 113 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 592 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 339, 339 males, Female members of the family who are present: 253, 253 females, 201 single males, 139 single females, 131 married males, 110 married females, 15 male births, 12 female births, 7 widowed males, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 47 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 married females aged 20 to 30, 38 single males aged 10 to 15, 37 married males aged 30 to 40, 37 single males aged 15 to 20, 30 males aged 5 to 10, 28 females aged 5 to 10, 24 single females aged 15 to 20, 22 married females aged 30 to 40, 22 married males aged 40 to 50, 22 single females aged 10 to 15, 22 single males aged 20 to 30, 19 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 females aged 2 to 3, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 females aged 4 to 5, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 8 single females aged 20 to 30, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 females age 3 to 4, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 347 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 131 persons originating in Scotland, 54 Indigenous males, 45 persons originating in England or Wales, 43 persons originating in Ireland, 27 Indigenous females, 17 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $36,593 value farms (dollars), 9,215 bushels of turnips, $5,030 value all livestock, 4,216 acres of land in farms, 4,069 bushels of potatoes, 3,620 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,883 bushels of spring wheat, 2,489 pounds of maple sugar, 2,205 pounds of homemade butter, $745 value farm implements in dollars, 596 acres of farmland under cultivation, $550 value horses aged over 3 years, 496 acres of farmland under crops, 345 bushels of oats, 273 acres of spring wheat, 98 acres of farmland in pasture, 86 calves and heifers, 68 milk cows, 66 swine, 64 bushels of carrots, 55 acres of turnips, 54 occupants of farms, 53 bulls, oxen, or steers, 49 tons of hay, 46 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 41 acres of potatoes, 35 bushels of peas, 32 bushels of corn, 25 bushels of buckwheat, 24 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 18 acres of oats, 13 barrels of pork, 11 horses aged over 3 years, 10 pounds of hops, 6 sheep, 5 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 acres of peas, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of corn, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 bushels of beans, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $50 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $30 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire, 1 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Nahnebahwequay | 1824–1865 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON075009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Keppel, Sarawak and Brook, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/keppel-sarawak-and-brook-on075009-1861/.